Baypark’s drive-in line-up named

The film line-up for the Baypark Drive-In Movie Festival is announced and among the seven titles and opening up the event is Elvis classic Viva Las Vegas.

Also screening at the June 1-6 event is Jaws, Tron Legacy, Dawn of the Dead, ET, Robocop Goodbye Pork Pie and a people’s choice film.

Event organiser Ant Timpson tests out the projector for the Baypark Drive-In Movie Festival.

This is being voted for from: The Goonies, The Spy who Loved Me, Enter the Dragon and Caddyshack – vote for your favourite in the current SunLive opinion poll.

It can also be voted for in-store at the Bayfair Shopping Centre from May 14.

One film will screen each night of the six day event, with a double showing on Friday, June 3 and again on Sunday, June 5.

The films are being shown by special equipment being brought in to project a 30m screen onto the wall of the new Baypark Arena.

Making the drive-in experience all the more nostalgic, concession stands, popcorn, hotdogs, ice creams and waitresses on roller skates will be there.

Baypark business manager Karen Gemell says the six-day event is possible owing to support and brainstorming from local partners SunLive.co.nz, Bayfair Shopping Centre and MoreFM.

The projection equipment is from Panasonic and other special features from Coca Cola will add to the American style drive-in experience.

“It’s been very much about pooling resources and ideas amongst all the companies,” says Karen.

“Panasonic has been instrumental in supplying the equipment to enable us to project the films onto one of the biggest outdoor screens in the country – without them the project would not have the same impact.”

The event has taken four months of planning and is being organised with Ant ‘Filmhead’ Timpson.

He has organised film events in Auckland over the last 20 years and is responsible for starting the 48 Hours Furious Filmmaking competition.

Parking up

Baypark asks motorists to follow the parking attendants when arriving. Larger vehicles will be directed to park at the rear. The drive-in is not suitable for campervans.

Tickets

On sale – Monday, May 9.

Pre-purchase for $25 per car + applicable TicketDirect service fees.

Pre-purchase tickets from Baypark, Baycourt, Ph 0800 4Ticket or visit www.ticketdirect.co.nz

 

Follow the event on facebook, www.facebook.com/BayparkMovies

 

Gate sales: $30 per car*.

*Gate sales include all applicable TicketDirect service fees.

 

The Schedule:

Wednesday, June 1

Vivia Las Vegas (1964, 85mins)

7.30pm – Gates open 6.30pm, vehicle access closes 7.15pm

One of the most memorable Elvis movies of all time. A classy highly entertaining affair with Elvis in peak form, a fun script, cool cars, great songs and the va va voom of Anne Margaret. Serious fun. Lucky (Elvis) Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix – once he has the money to buy an engine...

Comedy | Musical |Romance

(G) Suitable for general audience

Dress up for the Drive In! Best Elvis lookalike/soundalike wins $100.

Thursday, June 2

TRON Legacy (2010, 125mins)

7.30pm – Gates open 6.30pm, vehicle access closes 7.15pm

Thirty years in the making comes the much awaited sequel to one of the most influential movies of all time. The son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father’s creation turned bad and a unique ally who was born inside the digital domain of The Grid.

Action | Adventure |Sci-Fi |Thriller

(PG) Contains Medium Level Violence

Friday, June 3 (screening one)

Jaws (1975, 124 mins)

6.30pm – Gates open 5.30pm, vehicle access closes 6.15pm

A young Steven Spielberg terrified people into not swimming for years when Jaws became the world’s first blockbuster in 1975. Come see the biggest Great White on the biggest screen in NZ. When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.

Adventure |Horror

(PG) Contains Medium Level Violence

Friday, June 3 (screening two)

George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (original 1978, 126 mins)

10pm – Gates open 9pm, vehicle access closes 9.45pm

George Romero created the zombie genre with Night of the Living Dead in 1968, he followed it up with a sequel a decade later that became the definitive zombie for all horror fans. If you have never seen this film, be warned, it features some very graphic scenes. Do not eat too many hot dogs before this starts. Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

Horror (R18) Contains High Level Violence – Age verification required

Saturday, June 4

Goodbye Pork Pie (1981, 105 mins)

7.30pm – Gates open 6.30pm, vehicle access closes 7.15pm

The film that virtually created the entire NZ film industry. Packed full of great performances and now iconic kiwi moments, Geoff Murphy and Ian Mune’s kiwi spin on the road movie stands for everything we love about NZ – a staunchly independent, self-deprecating and simply ingenious film about a little yellow Mini and two oddball companions.

(G) Comedy |Adventure

Sunday, June 5 (screening one)

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982, 115 mins)

6pm – Gates open 5pm, vehicle access closes 5.45pm

The all time family feel good flick courtesy of Steven Spielberg and the cutest extraterrestrial makes a welcome return to the big screen. Come revisit the film that cuddled up to your soul and never left. A group of Earth children help a stranded alien botanist return home.

(PG) Family

Sunday, June 6 (screening two)

Robocop (1987, 102 mins)

9.30pm – Gates open 8.30pm, vehicle access closes 9.15pm.

Terrific and brilliantly effective film from the mad dutch director Paul Verhoeven. The film, a biting satire on Americans fixation with corporate greed is simply one of the funniest, most action packed science fiction thrillers of all time. In a dystopic & crime ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories haunting him.

(R) Action |Crime |Sci-Fi

Monday, June 6

People’s Choice

7.30pm – Gates open 6.30pm, vehicle access closes 7.15pm.

People’s Choice gives the public the opportunity to vote for what they would like to see played. Cast a vote at one of the following voting stations: in-store at Bayfair Shopping Centre or online at 93.4 MoreFM Tauranga, or click here to vote now www.sunlive.co.nz/opinionpoll.html

The results of the People’s Choice will be combined and announced by MoreFM on Monday, May 23.

The choices:

 

Caddyshack (1980, 98 mins)

Still the funniest comedy of the 80s with an all-star cast including Ted Knight, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield. An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher.

(R) Comedy

Enter the Dragon (1973, 98 mins)

Massive blockbuster cemented Bruce Lee as a major worldwide star and caused every kid in the world to start taking karate classes. A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.

(R) Action |Crime |Drama

Spy Who Loved Me (1977, 125 mins)

Most Bond fans will tell you that this outting is one of the best of the whole series. Great stunts, great locations, great gimmicks and a cool villain. James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed.

(PG) Action |Adventure |Thriller

Goonies (1985, 114 mins)

The defining adventure film for a generation of kids. If you grew up in the 80s this was your Star Wars. A group of kids embark on a wild adventure after finding a pirate treasure map.

(PG) contains coarse language | Adventure |Comedy |Family |Mystery